1966 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Otto Graham (7-7)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1966 Washington Redskins Roster
1966 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins moved the ball well, scoring 351 points, but the defensive squad yielded 355. Sonny Jurgensen directed the offense, slinging for 3,209 yards. Charley Taylor paced all receivers, grabbing 72 passes for 1,119 yards. Jerry Smith and Bobby Mitchell contributed to the receiving game, too.

A.D. Whitfield carried the pigskin for a team-best 472 yards for Washington.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Brig Owens picked off 7 opponent throws.

Otto Graham coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Jurgensen	436	254	58.3	3209	7.4	28	6.4	19	4.4	86	84.5
Bobby Mitchell	1	1	100.0	21	21.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	118.8
Tom Barrington	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Dick Shiner	5	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	20.0	0	0.0
Totals	443	255	57.6	3230	7.3	28	6.3	20	4.5	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
A.D. Whitfield	93	472	5.1	63	2
Charley Taylor	87	262	3.0	24	3
Steve Thurlow	79	253	3.2	20	0
Joe Looney	55	178	3.2	19	3
Bobby Mitchell	13	141	10.8	48	1
Tom Barrington	10	37	3.7	21	0
Sonny Jurgensen	12	14	1.2	16	0
Dick Shiner	1	10	10.0	10	0
Ron Rector	5	8	1.6	4	0
Joe Kantor	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	356	1377	3.9	63	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Taylor	72	1119	15.5	86	12
Bobby Mitchell	58	905	15.6	70	9
Jerry Smith	54	686	12.7	35	6
Steve Thurlow	23	165	7.2	22	0
A.D. Whitfield	18	101	5.6	29	1
Joe Looney	8	25	3.1	14	0
Pat Richter	7	100	14.3	20	0
Jake Kupp	4	28	7.0	13	0
Preston Carpenter	3	31	10.3	17	0
Fred Mazurek	2	28	14.0	15	0
Tom Barrington	2	23	11.5	12	0
Ron Rector	2	9	4.5	6	0
John Burrell	1	9	9.0	9	0
Mitch Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	255	3230	12.7	86	28

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Charlie Gogolak	41	39	95.1	34	22	64.7	105
Totals	41	39	95.1	34	22	64.7	105

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat Richter	68	2884	42.4	60
Totals	68	2884	42.4	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rickie Harris	18	108	6.0	52	1
Charley Taylor	5	63	12.6	58	0
Bobby Mitchell	4	21	5.2	13	0
Fred Mazurek	2	9	4.5	7	0
Totals	29	201	6.9	58	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Mazurek	21	505	24.0	58
Rickie Harris	20	405	20.2	53
Joe Looney	10	190	19.0	29
Charley Taylor	3	98	32.7	40
Ron Rector	3	65	21.7	24
Tom Barrington	2	39	19.5	21
Don Croftcheck	2	36	18.0	21
Joe Kantor	2	35	17.5	18
Steve Jackson	2	26	13.0	25
Mitch Johnson	2	22	11.0	15
Walt Barnes	1	14	14.0	14
Tom Goosby	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	69	1435	20.8	58

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brig Owens	7	165	23.6	60	1
Jim Shorter	5	123	24.6	54	0
John Reger	3	27	9.0	13	0
Paul Krause	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Carroll	1	36	36.0	36	0
Sam Huff	1	17	17.0	17	0
Chris Hanburger	1	1	1.0	1	0
Rickie Harris	1	0	0.0	0	0
Billy Clay	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	369	16.0	60	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Charley Taylor			6	4	0
Brig Owens		0	0	4	70	1
Sam Huff		0	0	4	0	0
Jim Shorter		0	0	2	0	0
Carl Kammerer			0	2	0	0
John Reger		0	0	2	5
Rickie Harris		0	5	2	0
Jerry Smith			0	1	0
Bobby Mitchell			0	1	0
Tom Barrington			1	1	0	0
A.D. Whitfield			3	1	0
Don Croftcheck			0	1	0	0
Jim Snowden			0	1	0	0
John Burrell			0	1	0	0
Ron Snidow			0	1	0	0
Pat Hodgson			0	1	0	0
Sonny Jurgensen			5	1	0	0
Dick Shiner			1	1	5	0
Chris Hanburger		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Crossan			1	0	0	0
Steve Thurlow			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	32	80	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Charlie Gogolak									22	39	0			105
Charley Taylor	3	12	0	0					0	0	0			90
Bobby Mitchell	1	9	0						0	0	0			60
Jerry Smith		6							0	0	0			36
Joe Looney	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
A.D. Whitfield	2	1							0	0	0			18
Brig Owens						1	1		0	0	0			12
Rickie Harris			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
John Reger						0		1	0	0	0			6
Totals	9	28	1	0	0	1	1	1	22	39	0	0	0	351